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Border externalisation: the cost of EU control in West Africa
This issue of the Outsourcing Borders bulletin reveals hundreds of millions of euros in spending for migration control in Mauritania and a plan for Frontex social media monitoring. Read More
Greece: Rights defenders on trial for supporting refugees and migrants
Panayote Dimitras and Tommy Olsen are accused of facilitating ‘unlawful entry’ into Greece. Both have documented rights violations by Greece including illegal pushbacks. Read More
Border externalisation: the EU opens a file on Syria
This issue of the Outsourcing Borders bulletin reveals extensive anti-migration spending and projects across Syria, Turkey and Senegal Read More
UK hands millions to BAE Systems for police data plans
The government has contracted a subsidiary of notorious arms company BAE Systems to help propel police use of AI technologies Read More
Leaked: Latest EU-US data exchange draft shows EU still submitting to US demands
Statewatch has published the second revised proposal for EU-US data exchange. Despite serious conflicts with EU law, this draft sees no major changes. Read More
Europol silences critics with expensive private law firm
A document obtained by Statewatch shows that Europol spent hundreds of thousands of Euros per year to hire outside lawyers–almost successfully silencing all critics. Read More
Spain: Newspaper that exposed undercover police operations faces lawsuit
A Catalan newspaper that exposed police officers infiltrating social movements is fighting back against a data protection lawsuit. Read More
England and Wales: Growing gap between power and regulation of police AI
Police and legal agencies in England and Wales are actively using at least 27 AI technologies, according to an academic study. Read More
Exclusive: EU Commission still seeking controversial police agreement with Israel, despite warnings
The EU Commission has broken the law pursuing a police cooperation agreement with Israel that may itself breach international law. Read More
EU Commission grilled over its AI recruitment plans
Leaked letter of EU Court staff requests an explanation for the Commission's plan to deploy AI in recruitment. Read More